The Palestinian Authority is facing severe financial strain after large unpaid tax transfers and the loss of permits for many Palestinian workers, while Israeli land-registration and settlement measures are expanding control across parts of the West Bank.
Nadiya Hussain told Woman and Home she turned down TV work after her decade-long BBC connection was cancelled and has chosen to pursue teaching, and that some people have judged that decision.
Anna Maksymowicz of Nuneaton will take her adopted dog Mela to Crufts after Mela's journey from being a stray and spending years in a Polish shelter; Crufts begins at the NEC Birmingham from March 5.
A coffee morning at Jackson Place in Alcester raised £2,503 to support plans for a specialist day facility for people living with dementia, including a £1,000 donation from the McCarthy Stone Foundation.
Specsavers Reading raised £750 for local charities, donating £250 to Macmillan Cancer Support and £500 to ABC to Read.
A new defibrillator funded by local donations has been installed outside St Philip's Community Centre in Radcliffe and registered on the national database The Circuit.
People Empowering People (PEP) held a public networking event at Bangor Street Community Centre after relocating from Accrington, welcoming local organisations, leaders and residents to discuss volunteering, leadership and representation.
Merthyr Tydfil Vets for Pets has marked its 10th anniversary and is now owned by veterinary surgeon Katie Miller, who took over in November.
Samuel Bell, who founded Samuel's Smiles and has raised more than £150,000 for children with rare conditions, has been nominated for a Pride of Scotland Special Recognition Award.
A woman bought a cream Aspinal of London bag and matching purse for £15 at a charity shop and later had the set authenticated by the maker; similar items typically retail for several hundred pounds.
